Comments on: GE Grabs $2M from Stimulus to Build Military Smart Microgrid

By: Microgrids: Building Blocks of the Smart Grid

Microgrids: Building Blocks of the Smart Grid — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:01:29 +0000

[...] term “microgrid” may conjure up images of self-sufficient military bases and remote outposts, generating and consuming power without any connections to the larger [...]

By: Why an Electromagnetic Threat Shouldn’t Be a Smart Grid Issue

Why an Electromagnetic Threat Shouldn’t Be a Smart Grid Issue — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:01:45 +0000

[...] In addition, Bochman says, if an EMP event were targeted at a specific location, then a smarter power grid could actually isolate that section, contain the damage, or potentially connect to nearby distributed power sources. Power companies call this situation “islanding” and are building out various “microgrids” — independent power grids — to make the national power grid less vulnerable to geographic threats. GE is working on such technology for the military. [...]

By: GE Launches Its Own Energy Management Software, & Maui Smart Grid

GE Launches Its Own Energy Management Software, & Maui Smart Grid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:19:05 +0000

[...] (MECO) to better manage the power load, and add on more distributed renewables like wind and solar. GE is working on a similar smart grid project a microgrid for the military that will enable a marine base to add more renewable power. [...]

By: Reaganite Republican

Reaganite Republican — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:54:39 +0000

The Porkulus is a train-wreck… these jobs figures are far worse than the ones the White House warned us about if we DIDN’T pass the bill- so it was passed, and then unemployment soars anyway?

Instead of creating jobs, interest rates were bumped up, the dollar slid… and it didn’t help anybody get any work. Much of this is due to the fact that Obama’s agenda has mortified almost every source of job-and-growth creation in the country.

The Dear Leader couldn’t deliver the type of “temporary, targeted, and timely” bill that he promised repeatedly. Regardless of his image in the MSM, Obama simply lacks the the political stature to control Pelosi and Reid… who hit the trough hard, while bickering like children.

And the lack of GOP co-conspirators exposed Obama politically… this legislation now looks to be a HUGE gamble. And when all this pork-n-welfare fails to generate any real economic gains, the Democrats face a bloodbath in 2010.

By: DOD Turns to GE for Marine Corps Base Microgrid Project « SmartGrid Current

DOD Turns to GE for Marine Corps Base Microgrid Project « SmartGrid Current — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:25:11 +0000

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